Indigent to Mexico the Vaquita live in the northern waters of the Sea of Cortez.

They are innocent victims of poachers who use gillnetting to catch the Totoaba, a fish whose bladder is sold on the black market for upwards of $10,000US. Totoaba bladders are used by the Chinese as a treatment for fertility.

The ecosystem of the ocean impacts the local economy of the people of small fishing villages like San Felipe who use the sea for their industry. The government has put a two year hiatus on fishing and has given the fishermen money not to fish.